Wikispaces Tutorial









Schedule for the week of April 23, 2012

Schedule 4/23-4/27
Assignments:
Mon 4/23

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Lecture
Introduction to the topic of media and government

Technological Elements

- Interactive Timeline
- Video: Evolution of Media
- Video: Facebook Gets Political...
- Video: Social Networking is Revolutionizing Politics
- Video: Politicians on Social Media...

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Introduce Social Media Political Wiki Project

Assign Groups (5 groups of 5 students)

Group 1:
Allan Deland
Marcie Brashier
Julio Toby
Katy Devane
Lance Roberts

Group 2:
- Tyrone Simmons
- Justin Zinn
- Julie Darnell
- Delores Herbert
- Carson Standridge

Group 3:
- Ted Allen
- Bryan Sharkey
- Anthony Soloman
- Christy Heffernan
- Allison Fletcher

Group 4:
- Colleen McClaren
- Victoria Steward
- Max Shaffer
- James Porter
- Andrew Tyler

Group 5:
- Isabel Sutton
- Bernice Flores
- Marvin Walter
- Jessica Monroe
- Nicholas Wilson

Distribute Rubric for Presentation and for Final Product





*Brainstorming Time*
Tues 4/24
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Research Day
Each student will get a computer and groups will assemble to brainstorm

- Brainstorming Sheet (At the end of the class period the brainstorming sheets will be collected)

Students will be constructing a project using Wikispaces
The project wiki will contain four pages:


- 1st page: Introduce the Group

- 2nd page: create a representation of a social network page for a fictional PAC* don't make one for an existing PAC, create your own

- 3rd page: create a blog post from the perception of a private civilian* make entry using Microsoft Word templates

-4th page: create a representation of a social network page for a Florida politician* be sure that facts and statistics are accurate

Instructor will be available to answer any questions or help with technological issues

Start preparing for presentations on Thursday 4/26!

Wed 4/25
Workin' on the Wiki
Workin' on the Wiki
Assemble the Wiki Day
The "researching phase" of the project should be done by now.
It's time to start creating the project wiki!
* When adding images beware of copyright laws. (Copyright-Free Images )
Each group member should have a computer and be actively participating. (Instructor will be watching)
Instructor will be available to answer any questions or help with technological issues.
Need Help with Wikispaces?
Presentations Tomorrow!!!!
Thurs 4/26
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Presentation Day

Each group will present their wiki to the class.

Class discussions will follow each presentation

Prepare for the Quiz Tomorrow!!!
Review Games
Review Crossword Puzzle
Review Word Search
Fri 4/27

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